Standardized testing is counterproductive. Students spend a majority of their time learning facts for the test and not actually the course. Once the test has passed, students are willing to forget that information for the next upcoming test. Test taking anxiety is a real problem, as well. Children who might excel at a certain subject might not reflect that in their test scores because they are bad test takers. Tests can also be bad for student's health as the stress might make them eat or sleep less.
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